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Les guerriers légendaires du Japon et les sabres qu'ils chérissaient
La culture des sabres dans les grandes forteresses du Japon
Les lames légendaires qui ont marqué l'histoire
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Kusunoki Masasue
Younger Brother of Kusunoki Masashige, Hero of Minatogawa
Kusunoki Masasue (birth year unknown – died 4 July 1336 (Engen 1/Kenmu 3, 5/25)) was a warrior of th...
Taira no Kiyomori
The First Warrior to Become Grand Minister of State
## A Man at the Summit of the Warrior Class Taira no Kiyomori was born in Gen'ei 1 (1118). Though a ...
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
The Tragic Hero of the Genji
## Birth as Ushiwakamaru Born in Heiji 1 (1159) as the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Minamoto ...
Fujiwara no Hidehira
3rd Head of the Ōshū Fujiwara Clan, Chinjufu Shōgun
## Life Born in 1122 as the son of Fujiwara no Motohira, the second head of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan. ...
Kikuchi Takemitsu
Loyal Retainer of the Southern Court, Supreme Commander of Southern Court Forces in Kyushu
Kikuchi Takemitsu (1319?-1373) was the greatest loyal vassal of the Southern Court (the court of Emp...
Kono Michiari
Commander of Iyo Navy, Hero of the Mongol Invasions
## Life and Origins Kono Michiari (also read Kawano Michiari) was a warrior of Iyo Province who was...
Taira no Shigemori
Minister of the Interior at the Height of Taira Power, Warrior of Benevolence
Taira no Shigemori (1138–1179) was a military commander and senior court noble of the late Heian per...
Adachi Yasumori
Leader of the Koan Reforms Who Fell in the Shimotsuki Incident
Adachi Yasumori was a leading gokenin of the mid-Kamakura period. Born in 1231 (Kangi 3) as the thir...
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Builder of the Golden Pavilion, Pioneer of Ming Trade
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408) was the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate and a figure who sto...
Ouchi Masahiro
Western Army Mainstay of the Onin War and Cultured Head of the Ouchi
Ouchi Masahiro (1446-1495) was a daimyo of the mid-to-late Muromachi period and head of the Ouchi cl...
Hōjō Sōun
The First Sengoku Daimyō
## The Dawn of the Sengoku Period Ise Sōzui (later known as Hōjō Sōun), born into the Bitchū branch ...
Kō no Moronao
Shitsuji (Steward) of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Close Aide to Ashikaga Takauji
## Life His birth year is unknown. Born into the Kō family, which had traditionally served as househ...